BOYSENBERRY — ORIENTAL POPPIES ARV IS DAG ene 

THE REALLY SENSATIONAL NEW 
BOYSENBERRY 
First introduced in 1932 in California, the Boysenberry is the result of the crossing 
of three varieties of Blackberry, the Red Raspberry and the Loganberry. The largest 
and sweetest. berry that grows — just oozing with rich, tempting, tangy, sweet juici- 
ness — sweet enough to eat without sugar; practically no seeds or core. Makes the 
finest of fruit juices, canned fruit, jam, preserves. Raw or quick frozen, it is supreme 
in flavor. Boysenberry pies in California have sold like hot cakes at 50c each. 
Commercially it is the most profitable of all berries. One grower made over 
$300.00 in one season from just 100 plants. Plants should be set 8 x 8 ft. and kept 
in rows. 435 plants will set one acre. 
Our plants are shipped direct from the largest plantation in the North, right 
here in Michigan, where they are especially grown — clipped, fertilized and irri- 
gated — thoroughly developed for strong cane growth. Every plant has been grown 
from stock that came direct from the originator’s plantation in California, so is the 
genuine, original Boysenberry, unmixed with any other stock. ‘These plants have 
come through temperatures of 20 degrees below without damage. 
With good culture, berries attain 2 inches in length and 1 inch through. Some 
2? in. long have been reported. 18 selected berries have filled a quart box. 
Vines should be allowed to grow on the ground, in rows, the first season; covered 
with straw or earth over winter in cold climates, then, for bearing, in the spring, 
should be carefully wound about a two-wire support to make picking easy and to keep 
the berries off the ground. 
Price, f. 0. b. shipping point: Strong No. 1 Tip Rooted Plants: 10 for $1.50; 
50 for $4.00; 100 for $8.00; 500 for $27.50; 1000 for $50.00. 
Strong No. 1 transplants: 10 for $2.50; 100 or more at $17.50 per 100. 
Full two-year-old plants at 75c, $1.00 and $1.50 each. 
SPECIAL—450 Tip Rooted Plants for planting 1 acre only $25.00 prepaid. 
SPECIAL 
Send us, with your order of $2.00 or more, the names and addresses of only 8 
(more if you wish) friends who make flower gardens, and we will send you a fine 
named Iris of our own selection. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM, by Roy V. Ashley. 
This is an 8 page leaflet, well illustrated, No. GF 1, published by Better 
Homes and Gardens, Des Moines, Iowa, or may be ordered from us. Price 
6c. Their “Gardening Guide” for 1940 contains the gist of this article but in 
error credits it to another author. 

ORIENTAL POPPIES 
We have the honor to be a member of the National Oriental Poppy Committee, 
organized in 1932, for the classification and scoring of named Oriental Poppies. The 
original committee consisted of the late Dr. J. H. Neeley, for many years the peer of 
American poppy hybridizers, Mr. Karl K. Lorenz and Mr. John D. Siebenthaler, of 
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